Free Trial

Compare Stocks

Compare stocks with our powerful stock comparison tool. Analyze fundamentals, price performance, and key financial indicators to make informed investment decisions. Our tool lets you compare up to ten stocks side by side based on Performance Charts, Price & Volume, MarketRank™, Analyst Ratings, Sales & Book Value, Profitability & Earnings, Dividends, Debt, Ownership, Headlines, and more. Simply enter up to ten stock symbols (e.g., BAC, JPM, WFC, C, GS) to get started and uncover top investment opportunities.

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$192.52
-1.2%
$175.19
$123.74
$224.09
$156.33B1.697.13 million shs5.70 million shs
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$937.08
+0.4%
$846.00
$551.33
$942.97
$123.45B1.421.14 million shs1.14 million shs
These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025 Cover

Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. Explore companies poised to replicate the growth, innovation, and value creation of the tech giants dominating today's markets.

Get This Free Report

Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
-1.18%-2.78%+10.59%+40.06%-12.52%
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
+0.38%+0.91%+4.94%+47.70%+19.87%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8292 of 5 stars
2.35.02.52.34.02.52.5
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
4.5082 of 5 stars
2.24.03.33.14.12.50.6
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
2.68
Moderate Buy$204.746.35% Upside
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
2.47
Hold$840.33-10.32% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AMAT and KLAC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/14/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Mizuho
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$195.00 ➝ $220.00
7/10/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
The Goldman Sachs Group
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Initiated CoverageBuy$225.00
7/10/2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
The Goldman Sachs Group
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Initiated CoverageBuy ➝ Neutral$980.00
7/8/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Wells Fargo & Company
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$200.00 ➝ $215.00
7/8/2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
Wells Fargo & Company
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$870.00 ➝ $920.00
7/7/2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
Citigroup
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$835.00 ➝ $1,035.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Redburn Atlantic
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold$225.00 ➝ $200.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Citigroup
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$190.00 ➝ $220.00
7/7/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Rothschild & Co Redburn
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$200.00
7/1/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
Morgan Stanley
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$158.00 ➝ $169.00
7/1/2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
Morgan Stanley
Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating
Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$868.00 ➝ $916.00
(Data available from 7/18/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$27.18B5.69$9.11 per share21.13$23.05 per share8.35
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$9.81B12.63$29.27 per share32.02$25.02 per share37.45
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$7.18B$8.2223.4219.122.1724.06%40.15%22.42%8/13/2025 (Estimated)
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$2.76B$27.5134.0629.201.7431.99%112.97%26.75%7/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AMAT and KLAC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/31/2025Q4 2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$8.53N/AN/AN/A$3.08 billionN/A
5/15/2025Q2 2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$2.31$2.39+$0.08$2.63$7.12 billion$7.10 billion
4/30/2025Q3 2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$8.08$8.41+$0.33$8.16$3.01 billion$3.06 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
$1.840.96%N/A22.38%8 Years
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
$7.600.81%N/A27.63%16 Years

Latest AMAT and KLAC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/10/2025
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
quarterly$0.461.06%8/21/20258/21/20259/11/2025
5/8/2025
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
quarterly$1.901.08%5/19/20255/19/20256/3/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.29
2.46
1.76
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
1.47
2.54
1.74

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
80.56%
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
86.65%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
0.24%
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
0.12%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Applied Materials, Inc. stock logo
AMAT
Applied Materials
35,700802.50 million800.57 millionOptionable
KLA Corporation stock logo
KLAC
KLA
15,230132.24 million132.08 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

KLA Stock Rises 3.6% After Key Trading Signal
KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Shares Gap Down - What's Next?
KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) Sets New 52-Week High - Here's Why

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

Top Headlines

View All Headlines
Applied Materials stock logo

Applied Materials NASDAQ:AMAT

$192.52 -2.29 (-1.18%)
Closing price 07/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$192.71 +0.19 (+0.10%)
As of 07/17/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

KLA stock logo

KLA NASDAQ:KLAC

$937.08 +3.59 (+0.38%)
Closing price 07/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$937.60 +0.52 (+0.06%)
As of 07/17/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of process control, process-enabling, and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related electronics industries worldwide. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection. The company offers inspection and review tools to identify, locate, characterize, review, and analyze defects on various surfaces of patterned and unpatterned wafers; metrology systems that are used to measure pattern dimensions, film thickness, film stress, layer-to-layer alignment, pattern placement, surface topography, and electro-optical properties for wafers; chemical process control equipment; wired and wireless sensor wafers and reticles; wafer defect inspection, review, and metrology systems; reticle inspection and metrology systems; and semiconductor software solutions that provide run-time process control, defect excursion identification, process corrections, and defect classification to accelerate yield learning rates and reduce production risk. It also provides etch, plasma dicing, deposition, and other wafer processing technologies and solutions for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. In addition, the company offers direct imaging, inspection, optical shaping, inkjet and additive printing, UV laser drilling, and computer-aided manufacturing and engineering solutions for the PCB market; inspection and electrical testing systems to identify and classify defects, as well as systems to repair defects for the display market; and inspection and metrology systems for quality control and yield improvement in advanced and traditional semiconductor packaging markets. The company was formerly known as KLA-Tencor Corporation and changed its name to KLA Corporation in July 2019. KLA Corporation was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.